The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-19

MS way from Engiahu 10 new lork'
He will lecture in this country and
Canada, beginning at Toronto at the
end of this month.
CANON LIDDoN is greatly opposed to
surpliced choirs Of women. 'It would
be difficult to say" he remarks,
whether the spectacle of ladies dress.
ed in SUPPLIES and so on in church is
more irreverent than IL Is grotesque."
A woULD-BE suicide in Paris the other
day. after taking dose OF poison
leaped of the top OF the Arc de Triom-
phe. but when half way down caught
his trousers on projecting hook and
there hung in mid-air by his neither
garments for an hour befor being res
cued. Taken to the hospital it was
loud he had received no injuries, and
strong antidote counteracted the effects
of the poison.
NEAR Cochran, Ca, one day recently
Johnny Walker saw negro attempting
to enter the house by window. The
little fellow didn't say word TO his
mother, but slipped into her room and
got pistol. and. stealing around the
corner of the house, banged away at
the negro, who took to his heels. John
ny thinks that he hit him. When Mrs.
Walker found out what had been going
on he was terribly frightened.
WRAPS, table covers, and similar
articles mysteriously disappearing from
house at Pittsburgh, Pa, servant
girl was sent Off on suspicion. The
losses continued, however, and the
police could not discover the cause. AT
last Newfoundland dog was seen to
pick up hat, and, being followed,
was found to hide it far in under the
rear portion of the dwelling, where, Oh
examination, all the missing goods
were found
PROF. GOODWIN SMITH writes to The
Toronto Mail q long account of a COM
mercial union between England and
Scotland 1870 years ago, and also deals
with some of the special arguments
employed against commercial union
between the United States and Canada.
He holds that after commercial union
shall have been established between
Canada and the United States Canada
will be not one whit the less a nation
than now. while great strain will have
been taken off the Dominion confeder-
alton.
ONE of the most gigantic, If not
the largest movement yet made by any
enterprise in the south, says The
Huntsville, (Ala)., Gazette. is the secur-
ing of one of the most extensive cotton
mills in Manchester, England, to locate
at Huntsville. One hundred families
will be brought with the machinery
from there, and the buildings and cot
tages for the operators and families
will be furnished in this country. This
shows the broad. grand scheme at
work to make this great manufacture
ing city, and in truth the Lowell of the
south.
A WICKED joke was recently played
by a hat-dealer in Augusta, Me-, on
young and newly-married man to whom
he sold a hat. He kept the hat few
hours in order to fit it. and meantime
got young woman to write this note;
dearest: could not meet you as
agreed yesterday but will be there
surely tomorrow ut 2. Put this in
your hat so as to be sure Of the hour.
''Birdie" This note he tucked under
the hat-band. where it was found by
the young mans bride. to whom the
husband has since been making expla-
nations.
A SOCIETY writer in The Critic pre-
diets very gay social season for
Washington this winter, and adds: "A
keen little lady. who usually tells the
signs Of the times pretty well. insists
that this is to be a high-neck winter.
The fair mistress Of the white house has
administered a gentle but wholesome
rebuke to the wearers of extraordna-
rily low-cut gowns by having her own
cut modestly and becomingly. 1t is
also quite in keeping with the views Of